Greens to remember lives lost at World Aids Day vigil 1st December 2015 by Green Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty will join campaigners, charities, friends and family today (Dec 1st) in commemorating the lives lost to HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove, as part of a programme of events to mark World AIDS Day. The candlelit vigil, organised by Terence Higgins trust South, will take place in new Steine Gardens […] Read more »
Greens respond to "alarming" cuts in Labour Council budget 27th November 2015 by This week saw the Labour Council in Brighton and Hove set out their proposals for budget cuts over the next four years, which will see 540 job losses and significant reductions in services for its most vulnerable citizens. Viewed in full, the Labour council’s budget proposals show a devastating cut to vital services. The […] Read more »
Greens dismayed by Labour plans to push even more residents out of the city 26th November 2015 by Greens have shared their dismay following the Labour Council’s plans to push ahead with its 33% increase in the amount of council tax paid by the city’s poorest households, amid revelations on Monday that council officers are now asking some low income families to move out of Brighton and Hove. This approach to supporting […] Read more »
Greens call for more creative investment in cycling 23rd November 2015 by Green councillors are calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to adopt more creative and cost-effective approaches to increasing cycling in the city, in order to improve health, reduce traffic and cut deadly vehicle emissions. This follows a report from Public Health England which estimated that exhaust emissions result in 175 premature deaths in […] Read more »
Greens express outrage over "social cleansing" caused by welfare cuts 20th November 2015 by Greens have expressed outrage at devastating welfare reforms introduced by national government, as the Council announces plans to ask its poorest residents to move out of Brighton & Hove or face homelessness. In a report to the Neighbourhoods, Communities and Equality Committee on Monday [1], which looks at the likely impact of planned welfare […] Read more »
Green Councillors slam youth services cuts 20th November 2015 by Green Councillors condemned proposals at yesterday’s Children, Young People and Skills Committee to outsource youth work services amid a 25% reduction to next year’s youth work budget, saying the proposals would inevitably lead to poorer outcomes for the city’s young people. The proposals in the 2015 Youth Work Review were co-produced by young people, […] Read more »
Local Greens take to Downing Street to challenge cuts to local government 19th November 2015 by Councillor Dick Page joined fellow Green councillors and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas this week in a high-profile bid to Downing Street, challenging massive cuts to local government funding proposed by the Conservatives. Greens delivered a letter addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to plug the estimated £9.5m funding gap faced by […] Read more »
Greens urge people to register to vote now to prevent 10 more years of Tory government 18th November 2015 by Green Councillors today called on unregistered voters across the city to register to vote by the end of this week, in order to avoid losing fair representation in Parliament. The move came as part of the last ditch cross-party effort to register everyone who can vote, before Parliamentary boundaries are redrawn by the Conservative […] Read more »
Green Councillors and campaigners stand firm against Children’s Centres closures 17th November 2015 by Green Councillors on the Children, Young People and Skills Committee joined forces with over 600 parents from Brighton Children’s Centres Campaign yesterday to condemn massive cuts to children’s centres in the city. Despite Labour’s initial proposals being revised to keep certain centres open a few hours a week as “delivery points”, there are still […] Read more »
Green Councillors say no to Gatwick expansion 13th November 2015 by Conservative and Labour groups in Brighton and Hove City Council voted today to give formal council support to building a second runway at Gatwick airport. The vote comes after Conservative-led councils in Kent and West Sussex both registered their objection to the airport expansion. Green councillors provided the only opposition to the move, saying […] Read more »